Cheetahs to return to India 70 years after going extinct, first batch to arrive in August

Cheetahs to return to India 70 years after going extinct, first batch to arrive in August

The Union Environment Ministry will translocate the first batch of cheetahs from South Africa in August after a years-long delay due to Covid-19. Declared extinct in India 70 years ago, the first group of five-six cheetahs will be translocated to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. This is the first-ever trans-continental shifting of a large … Read more

Cheetah Action Plan: Indian delegation visits Namibia, big cats to roar in India by mid-2022

Cheetah Action Plan: Indian delegation visits Namibia, big cats to roar in India by mid-2022

The animals’ lineage and condition will be checked in the host country to rule out excessive inbred stock in order to conform to the needs of a founding population. The world’s fastest mammals are set to roam on Indian shores once again, nearly 75 years after the last cheetah was killed. A five-member delegation from India … Read more